The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved new financing of 29.85 million for Rwanda's Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Engineering and e-Health Project Phase II, a 33.64 million project to build future-ready skills and strengthen the country's health system.
The Bank Group's contribution comprises 24.64 million from the African Development Fund, its concessional lending window, as well as a further 5.21 million from the African Development Bank the remaining financing will be provided by the Government of Rwanda.
The project will expand and upgrade the Centre of Excellence, located in Kigali Innovation City - a mixed-use, growing tech hub inside the capital, through enhanced academic programmes and student trainings, strengthened private sector linkages, the construction of new facilities, including modern laboratories, and the procurement of advanced equipment.
